The Taxi Driver’s Leadership Lesson 計程車司機的領導課

I dreamed that I was in a taxi, chatting with the driver. The driver told me that while teamwork and coordination are important, as an entrepreneur, my core values must remain unshaken. For example, if I insist on quality, I must stick to it and not go with the flow; otherwise, I’m not fit to be a leader.

In the dream, I thought of my team leader, Peter, who is very firm about maintaining a certain standard of quality. During discussions about specifications, his steadfast principles earned my respect, making me trust that his projects would meet a certain standard. It also reassured me that he wouldn’t compromise quality just to cater to clients' whims.

When the taxi reached Shidong Road and was about to turn onto Zhiyu Road, I noticed that the road was cordoned off, seemingly for cable replacement work. The driver stopped the car and pointed out the white cables on the ground, saying they originally didn’t need replacing. The minister in charge had initially held the same belief but later changed his stance to align with higher authorities, presumably to secure his position. The driver remarked that such a move indicated the minister’s position was already precarious, forcing him to take risky actions that went against public opinion.

In the dream, I found the driver’s words to be quite insightful.

夢見我在計程車上，跟司機聊天。司機跟我說，帶團隊要相互協調沒有錯，但是身為創業主，我的主軸核心價值不能變。就像是如果我堅持品質的話，我就要堅持下去，而不是隨波逐流，否則就不適合做領導者。

在夢裡，我想起我團隊的小組長 Peter，就很堅持他的東西要有一定的品質。所以我們在討論規格的時候，因為他堅持的理念，讓我覺得要尊重他，也因此相信他做出的專案會達到一定的水準，就不用擔心他會為了迎合客人，而亂搞一通了。

計程車司機開到士東路要轉芝玉路的時候，我看到路面圍起來，像是進行換電纜工程。司機停下車來，要我注意地上的白色電纜。他說這些電纜原本是不用更換的，原先部長也堅持這想法，但他後來為了迎合上意而改變立場，想要來保住他的官位。這就表示他的官位其實是不保的，才會要鋌而走險來違背民意。

在夢裡，我覺得這司機講的話，還蠻有道理的。